Dr. Pope graduated from Kansas State University with a BS in Chemistry (Pre-Med). He earned his Medical Doctor degree (MD) from the University of Kansas in 2003. He completed an internship in Internal Medicine in 2004 and a residency in Diagnostic Radiology in 2008 from the University of Kansas Medical Center. He also completed a fellowship in Body Imaging with emphasis in Musculoskeletal MRI and Body MRI at Baylor College of Medicine in 2009.

Dr. Pope is certified by the American Board of Radiology in Diagnostic Radiology.